Indigenous peoples are those who inhabited a territory prior to colonisation or formation of the present state. When immigrants settled in new areas, or when new states were created after colonialism indigenous peoples became marginalised and discriminated against, because their language, their religion, their culture and often their whole way of life were different and perceived by the dominant society as being inferior. Fighting for the right to self-determination is indigenous peoples’ way of overcoming these obstacles.
World Program Action for Youth (WPAY)
An online discussion is taking place, ending on the 26th of August, around the 11 priority areas for the World Program Action for Youth (WPAY).
Gonzalo Garcés, an Oxfam Youth Partner from Chile, gives us a brief snap shot of the Mapuche people’s struggle to protect their way of life.
Pip Bennett shares her amazing experience at the Oxfam International Youth Partnership event in Sydney in October.
We just received a belated thank you from the Free West Papua Campaign for our coverage of The Pacific Youth Festival in Tahiti last year, so thought we’d pass it on!
Māori language decline and revitalisation
For all people, language forms an important part of culture, and plays a crucial role in daily life as a means of effective communication.